New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 22
A district of about 240,000 people, 34% Hispanic and 20% Black, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+27.9 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Nick Scutari (D) · won66.2%
- William H. Michelson (R)33.8%
Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every New Jersey State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1973; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2023 | Nick Scutari (D) | William H. Michelson (R) | 32.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Nick Scutari (D) | William H. Michelson (R) | 22.9 |
| 2017 | Nick Scutari (D) | Joseph A. Bonilla (R) | 34.6 |
| 2013 | Nick Scutari (D) | Robert Sherr (R) | 19.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Nick Scutari (D) | Michael W. Class (R) | 23.3 |
| 2007 | Nick Scutari (D) | Rose McConnell (R) | 13.8 |
| 2003 | Nick Scutari (D) | Martin Marks (R) | 10.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Joseph Suliga (D)Flip | Milton Campbell (R) | 18.1 |
| 1997 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Margaret Ault (D) | 36.7 |
| 1993 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Eli Hoffman (D) | 38.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | John L. Kucek (I) | 56.4 |
| 1987 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Thomas J. Gartland (D) | 34.9 |
| 1983 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Thomas M. McCormack (D) | 33.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Frank Fiorito (D) | 35.9 |
| 1979 special | Donald Difrancesco (R) | Joanne Rajoppi (D) | 16.6 |
| 1977 | Peter J. McDonough (R) | Harry P. Pappas (D) | 12.8 |
| 1973 | Peter J. McDonough (R) | William Wright Jr. (D) | 4.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-22 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+33.2 |
| U.S. Senate | D+37.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is District 22.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Denser than 72% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3134% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not up in 2026District 5
29% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+31.5Not up in 2026District 20
51% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+29.3Not up in 2026District 34
27% Hispanic · 36% BlackD+43.6Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET